Patrick Melrose is Benedict Cumberbatch’s passion project, in which he stars but also produces. He plays a character who’s almost entirely defined by his many addictions, and to get it right, Cumberbatch didn’t take any substances himself (to stay alert and meticulous) but had addiction experts on set at all times to judge his every move.
But if acting w…
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